In this article, you will read about: Key skills of global citizens and important prerequisites for learning to live together Main outcomes of the international forum on intercultural understanding, “Living,…
Now more than ever, AFS commits to a vision of warmth and welcome for international students. Our One Welcoming World campaign raises awareness and funds to strengthen the role of…
“I learned that with the right leadership, a good idea, and a volunteer spirit, you could accomplish wonders, and those are the principles we applied to the AFS exchange programs.” –Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr.
AFS Intercultural Programs, a global network of 60 member organizations with nearly 50,000 volunteers and programs in 99 countries, is deeply concerned about the impact of the January 2017 U.S.…
Marcel Mauss, a French sociologist, wrote an essay in 1925 titled The Gift, which analyzed the role that exchange plays in building social relationships. Mauss found that despite the assumption…
AFSers around the world had a lot to be proud of on International Volunteer Day, especially since they are part of an incredible volunteer legacy stretching back more than 100…
Dear AFS Volunteers and AFS Organization Development Teams, AFS volunteers are critical to educating and empowering people of all ages to take their first steps as global citizens through our…
Volunteering is rewarding in and of itself. It is an opportunity to benefit communities and individuals, to create positive change in the world, and to have fun in the meantime.…
My first contact with Arthur Howe, Jr. was two years ago, when I was an intern in the AFS Archives, and it is a very romantic story. I came across…